Awards 1959

Feature films

• Palme d'Or Unanimité

  ORFEU NEGRO directed by Marcel CAMUS

• Award for Best Director

  François TRUFFAUT for LES QUATRE CENTS COUPS

• Award for Best Actress

  Simone SIGNORET in ROOM AT THE TOP directed by Jack CLAYTON

• Award for Best Actor

  Orson WELLES in COMPULSION directed by Richard FLEISCHER, Bradford DILLMAN in COMPULSION directed by Richard FLEISCHER, Dean STOCKWELL in COMPULSION directed by Richard FLEISCHER

• POLICARPO UFFICIALE DI SCRITTURA directed by Mario SOLDATI

• NAZARIN directed by Luis BUÑUEL

• Special Jury Prize

  STERNE directed by Konrad WOLF

• Distinction

  SHIRASAGI directed by Teinosuke KINUGASA

• TOUHA directed by Vojtech JASNÝ
• SEN NOCI SVATOJÁNSKÉ directed by Jiri TRNKA

Short Films

• Palme d'Or - Short Film

  MOTYLI ZDE NEZIJI directed by Miro BERNAT

• Short Film Prize Ex-aequo

  NEW YORK, NEW YORK directed by Francis THOMPSON
• ZMIANA WARTY (THE CHANGING OF THE GUARD) directed by Halina BIELINSKA, Wlodzimierz HAUPE

• Distinction - Short Film

  LE PETIT PECHEUR DE LA MER DE CHINE directed by Serge HANIN

• Tribute

  LA MER ET LES JOURS directed by Alain KAMINKER

• Short Film Special Jury Prize

  HISTOIRE D'UN POISSON ROUGE directed by Edmond SECHAN

• MOTYLI ZDE NEZIJI directed by Miro BERNAT